DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION??

Being asked about what is communication really confused us because we never really thought about it. In our mind was (communication=conversation=people talking). But the question really made us thought thoroughly about communication especially among us human. 

Among the definitions from Wikipedia, Hybels and Weaver, Julian Woods and Devito, our group finalised with the same wavelength, agreed to Hybels and Weaver's definition of communication. They defined communication in a specific way where they explain communication through physical and mental aspects. More specifically, they manage to break down communication into different views such as info and beliefs, ideas, feelings, plans and problems. They also included that the information can be exchanged impersonally, in a team, small groups and through a media.

Thus, generally, communication involves message-conveying through various medias such as gestures, body languages, signals, speech, texts and mass media.

For our definition of communication, we divide it into two different groups.

ONE-WAY-COMMUNICATION

• Involves only a sender and message with recipient but without feedback.
• Considered as ineffective communication.
• The info, is delivered but may or may not be understood.

TWO-WAY-COMMUNICATION

• Involves a sender, message and recipient with feedback.
• It is an effective communication.
• The sender knows whether the recipient receives the message or not.